Courage To Come Back Awards: Citizen Journalist Awarded!

The Courage To Come Back Awards are a provincial thing here in BC, where people are honoured for … you guessed it: their courage to come back from adversity in their lives. Orato.com's own Trisha Baptie is being recognized with the award in the social-adversity...

Reflections: The Pickton Trial

I was writing for 24 hours Vancouver when the Pickton trial first began last January. It was a miserable, wet and cold first day - the weather matched the mood, and it seemed fitting.The media was everywhere, and...

Robert Pickton: Guilty On All Six Counts Of Murder

It's official - Robert "Willie" Pickton is a convicted serial killer and the families of six victims have some justice after yesterday's guilty verdict. Trisha Baptie, citizen correspondent for Orato.com...

Gone But Not Forgotten - The Latest From The Robert Pickton Trial

Earlier this week, the judge in the Robert Pickton serial killer trial told jurors to dismiss mountains of testimony regarding one Jane Doe, whose remains were discovered in Mission 12 years ago, and more recently...

Looking For A Date?

“It's just my personal opinion - he didn't act alone” were the words uttered by a 36-year-old Giselle Ireson in Thursday's session of court. Ms. Ireson, who lived in the Downtown Eastside at various times in...

Hardest Day Yet: Gina's Testimony

Monday, May 28, 2007 - The Pickton Trial - As I walked into court today and saw all the media that had descended on the small courthouse, I knew today's witness would be a big one. However, I did not know just...

The Bad Guys

I am often asked what Pickton looks like and how I can possibly look at him day after day, for right now, he seems like the bad guy to a lot of people. When I look at him, he reminds me of that congealed...

Humanizing The Victims At Last

Simply put, I need a life - my old one to be exact. I miss it. I am often asked how it is going for me, covering this serial killer trial. Here is the answer: I was unable to attend the trial last week for...

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